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More North Koreans Seek Asylum

Updated June 10, 2002 12:23 a.m. ET

Three more North Koreans have taken refuge in the South Korean Embassy in Beijing, a South Korean official said Monday. The three entered the embassy on Sunday morning, said the official, who spoke on condition of anonymity. They bring to eight the number of North Koreans now in the compound in Beijing's tree-lined embassy district, said the official. They have all entered in the last three weeks. Dozens of North Koreans fleeing famine and repression in their isolated communist country have sought asylum at foreign diplomatic missions in China. At least 38 have been allowed to leave China since March. Thousands more...